Monday, December 6, 2021

Women literacy status in west Bengal – A critical analysis

 

SL.NO

STATE

FEMALE LITRACY IN 2011 %

FEMALE LITERACY IN WB (2011) %

DIFFERENCE

1

Kerala

91.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       70.54


21.44

2

Mizoram

89.40

18.86

3

Lakshadweep

88.25

17.71

4

Tripura

83.15

12.61

5

Goa

81.84

11.3

6

Andaman & Nicobar

81.84

          

11.3

7

Chandigarh

81.38

10.84

8

Pondicherry

81.22

10.68

9

Delhi

80.93

10.39

10

Nagaland

76.69

6.15

11

Daman and Diu

79.59

9.05

12

Himachal Pradesh

76.60

6.06

13

Sikkim

76.43

5.89

14

Maharashtra

75.48

4.94

15

Tamil Nadu

73.86

3.32

16

Meghalaya

73.78

3.24

17

Manipur

73.17

2.63

18

 Punjab

71.34

0.8

19

Gujrat

70.73

0.19

20

Uttrakhand

70.70

0.16

21

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

65.93

-4.61

22

Karnataka

68.13

-2.41

23

Assam

67.27

-3.27

24

Hariyana

66.77

-3.77

25

Orrisa

64.36

-6.18

26

Chhattisgarh

60.59

-9.95

27

Madhya Pradesh

60.02

-10.52

28

Uttar Pradesh

59.26

-11.28

29

Andhra Pradesh

59.74

-10.8

30

Jammu and kasmir

58.01

-12.53

31

Arunachal Pradesh

59.57

-10.97

32

Jharkhand

56.21

-14.33

33

Bihar

53.33

-17.21

34

Rajasthan

52.66

-17.88


Findings:

·          Kerala, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Tripura, Goa, Andaman and Nicobar, Chandigarh, Pondicherry, Delhi, Nagaland, Daman Diu, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Gujrat, Uttrakhand, Meghalaya, flowing states are fall in the high literacy than west Bengal.

·         Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Hariyana, Assam, Karnataka, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli this following states are falling under low literacy rate than west Bengal.

 

  

 

                                     Figure 1: Women literacy of WB and another state

 

 

 

Objective 2: To know the status of women’s education between the Districts of West Bengal

Table 2: Showing the Female literacy rate of West Bengal (2001-2011)

Sl. No

 Name of the Districts

 Literacy rate (%)among the people

The growth rate in % (2001-2011)

Female (2001)

Female (2011)

1

Burdwan

60.95

69.63

8.68

2

Birbhum

51.55

64.14

12.59

3

Bankura

49.43

60.05

10.62

4

Purba Mednipur

 

64.42

81.37

11.52

5

Paschim Mednipur

70.50

6

Howrah

70.11

79.43

9.32

7

Hoogly

67.21

76.36

9.15

8

North 24 Parganas

71.72

80.34

8.62

9

South 24 Parganas

59.01

71.40

12.39

10

Kolkata

77.30

84.06

6.76

11

Nadia

59.58

70.98

11.4

12

Murshidabad

47.63

63.09

15.46

13

Uttar Dinajpur

36.51

52.17

15.66

14

Dakshin Dinajpur

54.28

67.01

12.73

15

Malda

41.25

56.96

15.71

16

Jalpaiguri

52.21

66.23

14.02

17

Darjeeling

62.94

73.33

10.39

18

Coach Bihar

56.12

68.49

12.37

19

Purulia

36.50

50.25

13.75

 

This following data is to be categorized by the following formula –

Highest value – lowest value / 3

On the basis of nature of data, it will be categorized under the three following categories –

Table: showing female literacy (2001) according to District (%)

Range (in %)

Category (female literacy rate (%)- District wise)

Districts fall

36.50-50.1

Low literacy rate

Purulia, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Bankura, Murshidabad

50.2-63.8

Moderate Literacy

Burdwan, Birbhum, South-24 Parganas, Nadia, Dakshin Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Coach Bihar

63.9-77.5

High literacy

Kolkata. North 24 Parganas, Hoogly, Howrah, Medinipur

 

Table: showing the female literacy (2011) according to District (%):

Range (in %)

Category (female literacy rate (%)- District wise)

Districts fall

50.25-61.52

Low literacy rate

Purulia, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Bankura,

61.53-72.8

Moderate Literacy

Burdwan, Birbhum, Paschim Medinipur, South-24 Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad, Dakshin Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Coach Bihar

72.9-84.17

High literacy

Kolkata. North 24 Parganas, Hoogly, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, Darjeeling

 

 From the above tabulated statistical data, it is found that Purulia (13.75%), coach Bihar (12.37%), Jalpaiguri (14.02%), Malda (15.71%), Birbhum (12.59%), Bankura (10.62%), Medinipur (11.52%), South 24 Parganas (12.39%), Nadia (11.4%). Murshidabad (15.46%), Uttar Dinajpur (15.66%), Dakshin Dinajpur (12.73%), Malda (15.71%), Darjeeling (10.39%). showing the high growth rate of female literacy in respect to other Districts of West Bengal. and from the backward district Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur, and also Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri achieve a high growth rate from preceding ten years. On the other hand, other Districts of West Bengal like Burdwan (8.68%) Howrah (9.32%), Hooghly (9.15%), North 24 Parganas (8.62%), Kolkata (6.76%) achieved a growth rate minor in respect to other Districts.

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